Yearly Archives: 2018

73rd session of UN General Assembly opens in New York

The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly opened on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 with its President, Ms María Fernanda Espinosa, pledging to use...

UNGA: Experts explore ways to close Africa’s adaptation gap

Experts will on Monday, September 24, 2018 in New York gather to consider the most effective measures to help close the adaptation gap in...

Nigeria, others for UPS Foundation’s $2.6m environmental grants

Nigeria and Austria have been named new beneficiaries in 2018 to the UPS Foundation, which announced on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 that it will...

Google launches Street View cars to map air pollution

Google, in partnership with Aclima, has announced its new Street View global launch to map air pollution. The global expansion will start with 50 cars in...

Shell seeks peaceful resolution of mix-up over Belema flow station

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has restated its commitment towards peaceful resolution of the disagreement that resulted in the shutdown of...

UN, partners support Nigeria’s response to flooding

The UN has announced that it is supporting the Nigerian Government-led rapid assessment and response to the flooding disaster in the country, in collaboration...

NEMA advises residents of flood-prone areas in Imo to relocate

The National Emergency Management Agency (NAN) has advised residents in seven flood-prone communities in Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta Local Government Areas of Imo State to...

Lawmaker demands responses from decision makers to climate challenges

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Climate Change, Samuel Onuigbo, said on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 that adequate and appropriate actions were needed from stakeholders...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...